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List Of Members Of The Seventeenth Knesset
The following is a list of the members of the seventeenth Knesset, elected on 28 March 2006 and inaugurated 4 May 2006, and their replacements. Knesset members Replacements See also *List of Likud Knesset members *Arab members of the Knesset There have been Israeli Arab members of the Knesset ever since the first Knesset elections in 1949. The following is a list of the 100 past and present members. Some Israeli Druze dispute the label "Arab" and consider Druze to be a separate et ... Notes References External linksAll past and present membersKnesset website {{Knesset members 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knesset
The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supervises the work of the government, among other things. In addition, the Knesset elects the State Comptroller of Israel, state comptroller. It also has the power to waive the immunity of its members, remove the president and the state comptroller from office, dissolve the government in a constructive vote of no confidence, and to dissolve itself and call new elections. The prime minister may also Dissolution of parliament, dissolve the Knesset. However, until an election is completed, the Knesset maintains authority in its current composition.The Knesset Jewish Virtual Library. Ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon Ezra
Gideon Ezra (; 30 June 1937 – 17 May 2012) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 1996 and 2012 and also held several ministerial portfolios. Biography Ezra's family came originally as immigrants from Iraq and settled in Palestine. He was born in Jerusalem and attended high school in the Hebrew University Secondary School. He served in the Israeli Defense Force between 1955 and 1958 in the Nahal. He studied geography and political science at the University of Haifa. He worked for the Shin Bet from 1962 to 1995. After leaving the service, he served as an advisor to then Minister of Internal Security, Moshe Shahal. Political career Ezra was elected to the Knesset in the 1996 elections on the Likud list, and retained his seat in the 1999 and 2003 elections. After Ariel Sharon beat Ehud Barak in the 2001 election for Prime Minister, Ezra was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Security. He was given his first full ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tal (Israeli Politician)
David Tal (; born 26 January 1950) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset. He was a member of the Kadima faction. Biography Born in Rehovot, Tal studied at an ORT high school in that city. He served as a First Sergeant during his national service in the IDF and afterwards worked as a mechanic. He speaks English, Arabic and Tunisian. He lives in Rishon LeZion with his wife. He has six children. Political career He joined the Sephardi Haredi party Shas, and began his political career as a member of the Rishon LeZion municipal council. In 1996 he was elected to the Knesset on the Shas list and became a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. He retained his seat in the 1999 elections and was reappointed Deputy Speaker, also becoming chairman of the Labour, Welfare, and Health Committee and the Joint Committee for Automobile Insurance Arrangements. He resigned from the Knesset in November 2002 and joined Amir Peretz's new One Nation party, where he was third on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Aflalo
Eli Aflalo (; born 8 September 1952) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima and Likud from 2003 until 2012. Between July 2008 and March 2009, he was the country's Minister of Immigrant Absorption. Biography Aflalo was born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1952 and made aliyah to Israel in 1962. He completed his army service with the rank of staff sergeant. He was first elected to the Knesset on the Likud list in 2003, and on 30 March 2005 was appointed as Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labour. Knesset website Towards the end of his first term he defected to the new Kadima party, and was re-elected on its list. On 14 July 2008 he was appointed Minister of Immigrant Absorption. He retained his seat again in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menachem Ben-Sasson
Menahem Ben-Sasson (; born 7 July 1951) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for Kadima. Between 2009 and 2017 he was the president of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, succeeding Menachem Magidor. Biography Born in Jerusalem, Israel, Ben-Sasson served in a Nahal unit in Ein Tzurim and in the artillery section during his national service in the Israel Defense Forces. He went on to study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he gained a BA in History and philosophy and a PhD in the History of the Jewish People in the Islamic Lands. Ben-Sasson lives in Jerusalem, and is married with three children. In addition to Hebrew, he speaks Arabic, English, French, and German. Academic career After doing a post-doctorate at the University of Cambridge, he became a professor of the History of the Jewish Nation. Between 1997 and 2001 he served as rector of the Hebrew University, and represented the Association of University Heads at Knesset committees. He ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Without Portfolio
A minister without portfolio is a government minister without specific responsibility as head of a government department. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet with decision-making authority wherein ministers without portfolio, while they may not head any particular offices or ministries, may still receive a ministerial salary and have the right to cast a vote in Cabinet (government), cabinet decisions. The office may also exist to be given to party leaders whose offices (such as a parliamentary leader) would not otherwise enable them to sit in Cabinet. Albania In Albania, a ''"Minister without portfolio"'' is considered a member of the government who is generally not in charge of a special department, does not have headquarters or offices and usually does not have administration or staff. This post was first introduced in 1918 during the Turhan Pasha Përmeti, Përmeti II government, otherwise known as the Government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhama Avraham
Ruhama Avraham Balila (; born 29 January 1964) is an Politics of Israel, Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 2003 and 2013. She also held the positions of Deputy minister of interior Tourism Minister of Israel, Minister of Tourism and Minister without Portfolio responsible for liaison with the Knesset and was in charge of the Israel's 60th Israel Independence Day, Independence Day celebrations. Biography Avraham was born in Rishon LeZion. Graduated from the Rakusin School in Ramla in the field of drafting machines. She holds a B.A. in political science from Bar-Ilan University. and an Master of Business Administration, MBA from Peres Academic Center, specializing in Organizational Management and Human resources, Human Resources). Political career She began her political career as an assistant to Likud general manager Avigdor Lieberman in the early 1990s. In 1994–1999, she served as the bureau chief of the Leader of the Oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majalli Wahabi
Majalli Wahabi (, , also transcripted as Majalli Wahbee or Majli Wahaba; born ) is a Druze-Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud, Kadima and HaTnuah between 2003 and 2013. He briefly assumed the position of Acting President due to the President of Israel Mr. Moshe Katsav's leave of absence as well as due to Interim and Acting President of Israel Mrs. Dalia Itzik's diplomatic trips abroad that took place during 2007; making him the first non-jew and the first Druze to be Israel's acting head of state; although assuming it for a mere few short periods during that year. Early and personal life Wahabi was born in the Druze village of Beit Jann, Israel. He earned a B.A. in Political Sciences and History of Islam at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and M.A. in History of Concurrent Middle East at the University of Haifa, Israel. He is fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, English, and French. He served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Initially assigned as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ze'ev Elkin
Ze'ev Elkin (born 3 April 1971) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a Member of the Knesset for the New Hope (Israel), New Hope Party. He was previously a member of the Knesset for Kadima, Likud and the National Unity (Israel), National Unity Party and served as Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Minister of Israel, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Ministry of Construction (Israel), Minister of Housing and Construction, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Ministry of Environmental Protection (Israel), Minister of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Higher Education, Minister of Higher Education and Ministry of Water Resources (Israel), Minister of Water Resources. Biography Born Vladimir Borisovich Elkin to a secular Russian-speaking Jewish family in Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union (now part of an independent Ukraine), Elkin became interested in Judaism, joined the Bnei Akiva movement, and learned Heb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaakov Edri
Ya'akov Edri (; also spelt Edery or Edrey, born 25 November 1950) is an Israeli politician, serving as the mayor of Or Akiva. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 2003 and 2013, as well as holding the posts of Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Minister of Negev and Galilee Development, Minister of Health and a Minister without Portfolio. Biography Born in Morocco, Edri emigrated to Israel in 1959. He attended the University of Haifa, where he gained a BA in political science and an MA in public administration. Between 1989 and 2003, he served as mayor of Or Akiva, where he currently resides. In 2003, he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list. On 10 March 2003, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Security. In late November 2005, he resigned from Likud and joined Kadima. On 18 January 2006 he was appointed Minister of Health and the Minister for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee Galilee (; ; ; ) is a region located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ze'ev Boim
Ze'ev Boim (; 30 April 1943 – 18 March 2011) was an Israeli politician. He was the mayor of Kiryat Gat before becoming a Knesset member for Likud and later Kadima. Boim was Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister of Housing and Construction, and Minister of Immigrant Absorption. Biography Ze'ev Boim was born in Jerusalem during the British Mandate era. He served as a company commander in the Israel Defense Forces Armored Corps. He earned a BA in History and Hebrew literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Boim was the principal of the Rogozin comprehensive High School in Kiryat Gat. He served as mayor of Kiryat Gat, as well as Chairman of the Municipal Environmental Quality Association of Ashkelon District; chairman of the board of directors of the Economic Company of Kiryat Gat; and chairman of the Directorate of the Inter Regional Industrial Park of Kiryat Gat and Hevel Lakhish. Boim was married, with four children. His son Amir died while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Knesset Speakers
The speaker of the Knesset (, ) is the presiding officer of the Knesset, the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Speaker also acts as President of Israel when the President is incapacitated. The current speaker is Amir Ohana, who was elected on 29 December 2022. Position The Speaker and their deputies are elected by members of the Knesset. Until a Speaker is elected, the oldest Knesset member who is not the prime minister, the prime minister-elect, a minister or deputy minister, serves as acting speaker. The Speaker is responsible for conducting the affairs of the Knesset and representing the Knesset. They are also charged with preserving the dignity of the Knesset, the decorum of its sittings and observance of Knesset rules of procedure. The Speaker is assisted by a number of Deputy Speakers. Together, the Speaker and Deputy Speakers constitute the Presidium of the Knesset. The Presidium sets the Knesset agenda. Ahdut HaAvoda's Nahum Nir and Blue and White (po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
